While much has been written about William Morris, little attention
has been paid to his romances, which have generally been dismissed
as 'escapist' or best smiled upon as self-indulgent fantasy. This
1987 book sets out to examine more carefully the premises of such
dismissive terminology, looking at the ways in which our sense of
the 'escapism' of Morris's knack for fairy-tale writing can be
modified or expanded when seen in relation to the development of
his imagination in other spheres, both political and creative. His
adoption of romance, with its very specific and highly formalized
demands, and his use of medieval themes, enabled him to explore,
sometimes with freshness and vivacity, the controversial issues of
his age. Dr Hodgson's argument will be of interest to Morris
specialists, but also accessible to those not familiar with his
romances, since she is careful to describe the stories before
contextualizing them.
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